Coldest night of the winter so far
Last night saw a severe frost across the UK with temperatures falling to their lowest this winter in many places. The lowest temperature recorded last night was -11.3°C at Sennybridge in Powys, Wales....
View ArticleWhat’s causing the warm weather in the UK?
Temperatures continue to break records across parts of the UK. Cromdale in Moray reached 23.2 deg C on Monday breaking the record set the day before for the warmest March day in Scotland. Following on...
View ArticleMet Office in the Media – 7 August 2015
An article published today makes a number of claims about Met Office weather and climate science. It would be difficult to cover all the points raised in this blog, but here we look at the science and...
View ArticleSpooky heat for Halloween weekend?
Last Halloween saw record breaking temperatures across parts of the United Kingdom, with both Kew Garden’s, London and Gravesend, Kent reaching a maximum temperature of 23.6C. What can trick or...
View ArticleWorld weather roundup
In this blog we take a look at what’s happening around the world where the weather is straying away from what’s normal or has the potential to bring disruption. North America A deep area of low...
View ArticleContrasting weather for Europe this weekend
A developing area of low pressure across central Europe will bring a spell of very unsettled weather across the Alps to the Baltic over the next couple of days, but also introduce increasingly hot...
View ArticleA mixed June so far
So far in June there has been quite a variation in the weather we have seen. The start of the month brought some warm and sunny weather, especially in the west. However, more recently it has been...
View ArticleSeptember warmth in the UK
Figures and text updated 4 October 2016 with provisional full month data. Despite a mixture of weather across the UK, two warm spells around the 9th and 13th of the month helped boost temperatures,...
View ArticleAtlantic depressions bring above-average rain for some
During the first half of the month, a succession of low-pressure systems tracking close to the UK brought rain to most places as fronts swept from west to east. After a cool, showery interlude around...
View ArticleIs it really that mild?
Over the next few days we’re expecting maximum temperatures of up to 13 deg C in places, with fairly widespread mild temperatures expected in most places both by day and night. This is in stark...
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